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One hurt in accidental shooting Friday

One individual was injured in an accidental shooting in Boone city limits last Friday.

Raymond Pitt, 51 of Boone, was injured after he was struck by a bullet accidentally discharged by his friend, Marty Vanschuyver, 45 of Ogden, Boone police said in an issued statement.

According to the release, on Friday, April 26, at approximately 4:32 p.m. the Boone Police Department was dispatched to the 1000 block of College Street in reference to an accidental shooting. The Boone County Dispatch Center had received a call from Vanschuyver who stated that there was an accidental gunshot and he had shot his friend. When officers arrived on scene, Pitt was found to have a gunshot wound in the area of his right hip.

Pitt was transported to Boone County Hospital before being transported to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He has since been released.

In the press release, it was mentioned that while the investigation is ongoing, the initial investigation revealed that the caller was showing the victim his handgun – a 9 mm Springield XD-9 – when the weapon was accidentally discharged and the projectile struck the victim.

The case will be forwarded to the county attorney’s office for review on whether charges, if any, will be filed in the case.